5199.0 Global Health: Public Health Nursing in the Global Context

Wednesday, November 7, 2007: 2:30 PM
Oral
The Public Health Nursing Global Health session will address the nursing’ s role in policy and politics from a global health perspective; the importance of the Alma Ata Declaration in shaping global health and explore prospects and strategies for an Alma Ata revival in the next decade. Issues in global shortage of nurses and international migration of nurses will be identified and strategies and recommendation for policy makers will be discussed.
Session Objectives: 1. Identify nursing’ s role in policy and politics from a global health perspective. 2. Discuss the importance of the Alma Ata Declaration in shaping global health and strategies for an Alma Ata revival in the next decade. 3. Discuss major political/policy issues concerning international migration of nurses and develop recommendations for United States policy makers in reducing the reliance on foreign educated nurses.
Organizer:
Jie Hu, PhD, RN

2:30 PM
Nursing's role in policy and politics from a global health perspective
Janet Gottschalk, RN,DrPH,FAAN
2:50 PM
Alma Ata revival
Ann G. Hershberger, PhD, RN
           
3:10 PM
International migration of nurses: Political and policy issues and Implications
Yu Xu, PhD, RN, CTN
           
3:30 PM
Addressing the global nursing workforce shortage: Lessons learned from Geneva
Amanda Nickerson
        

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Organized by: Public Health Nursing
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, International Health

CE Credits: CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

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